Salt Lake Telegram | 1924-03-30 | Page 10 | Salt Lake City High in Home Ownership

SALT LAKE CITY HIGH IN HOME HOMEI I OWNERSHIp Utah Capital Included in Honor List of First Sixteen Cities i iSaIl Salt SaIl Lake Lalee Is one of ot the first sixteen six six- teen among the eight American American Amer Amer- ican cities of more than population population pop pop- In the matter of home ownIng owning own- own Ing according to Blair Richardson Richard Richard- son of the Jenkins Ashton company com com- pany pany Government figures which take into consideration the entire United States gives Salt Lake this honor with nearly half halt of its families fam fam- mes owning their homes he aed Ie- Ie de d ared Encouraging of saving for tor home ownership is one of or the aims alms of the better homes movement in America said Mr Richardson This movement now organized on ona ona ona a permanent and noncommercial basis believes that home owning tends to improve citizenship generall generally generally gener gener- all ally and is wor working ing to help the American families make their homes more beautiful more comfortable e easier and more economical economical economical eco eco- to operate operate The first sixteen and the percentage percentage percentage per per- I of home ownership by th their ir fa families nUles when the last official sury surI sur- sur I j ery very y was made are as follows Per cent 1 Des Moines 2 Grand Rapids 3 Toledo 4 Omaha 5 Youngstown Ohio 6 Kansas City Kan 7 Reading Pa 8 Baltimore 9 9 Seattle 10 St. St Paul Paul 11 Akron Ohio 12 Portland Ore 13 Spokane Wash Yash 14 Salt Lake City 16 Rochester N N. N Y 16 Oakland Cal Cat